Sponheimer Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Sponheimer Surname User-submission:

The Sponheimer surname is derived from Sponheimer, a castle in Germany.

Sponheimer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
Germany1291:624,07349,483
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sponheimer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sponheimer surname is derived from Sponheimer, a castle in Germany.

- Mayke

Sponheimer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sponheimer Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sponheimer occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sponheimer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 785,023rd most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Sponheimer reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 1,803,278. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent reside, Connecticut, where 13 percent reside and Maryland, where 12 percent reside. Not including The United States Sponheimer occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Sponheimer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sponheimer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sponheimer surname expanded 5,025 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sponheimer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sponheimer last name are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.19% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sponheimer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.55% less than the national average, earning $39,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.63% more than the national average, earning $54,966 CAD per year.

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